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C Michael Patton

C Michael Patton

C. Michael Patton is the primary contributor to the Parchment and Pen/Credo Blog. He has been in ministry for nearly twenty years as a pastor, author, speaker, and blogger. Find him on Patreon Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary (2001), president of Credo House Ministries and Credo Courses, author of Now that I'm a Christian (Crossway, 2014) Increase My Faith (Credo House, 2011), and The Theology Program (Reclaiming the Mind Ministries, 2001-2006), host of Theology Unplugged, and primary blogger here at Parchment and Pen. But, most importantly, husband to a beautiful wife and father to four awesome children. Michael is available for speaking engagements. Join his Patreon and support his ministry

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Lisa Robinson
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The Danger of a Polarized Reading Plan: Why Every Study Should Be Devotional

If you’re like me, you’ve been told there are different types of reading plans for the Bible.  There are time when we crack open all the study aids and decipher...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Bibliology
Inerrancy
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Case Studies in Inerrancy: 1 Sam. 26:5-16

My first case study in inerrancy comes from the story of David when he was on the run from King Saul. 1 Sam. 26:5-16: 5 David then arose and came to the place where Saul had...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Bibliology
Hermeneutics
Inerrancy
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Case Studies in Inerrancy: A New P&P Series

I believe in a doctrine called inerrancy. More particularly, I call it “reasoned inerrancy” to distinguish it from other more “technically precise”...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Bibliology
Canon
Prolegomena
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Why I Believe the Canon is Fallible . . . And am Fine with It!

I am looking on page 23 of my Bible and it has the list of books. The books all together number 66—39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. This is often...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Faith
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When I Don’t Trust God

Issues of certainty, assurance, and conviction are hot theological topics today. Indeed, they seem to be polarizing the church into two extremes. On the one hand, from a...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Social Issues
Uncategorized
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Birth Control and the Christian

I remember back in seminary, there was a small yet militant movement of students who were evangelists of the anti-birth control movement. They were not against it because the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Current Issues in Theology
Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
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Haiti and the Pact with the Devil

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, an earthquake that measured 7.0 on the Richter scale did unspeakable damage to Haiti, leaving at least one and a half million people homeless and...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
. . . and other stupid statements
Apologetics
Evangelism
Leadership
Ministry
Prolegomena
Teaching
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“Good Question. I Will Find the Answer and Get Back to You” . . . And Other Stupid Statements

Added to the “. . . And Other Stupid Statements” series The other day I was listening to a radio program. The speaker is someone who is very popular in Evangelical...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Grace
Paul Copan
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Advice to a Future Seminarian

One of my students graduated recently from Palm Beach Atlantic University, and he is heading into seminary and then the pastorate. He took a full platter of classes from me,...
by C Michael Patton
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Lisa Robinson
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The Theological Serenity Prayer

The more I study and discuss theology, the more I realize that passionate discussions concerning diversities of positions can quickly grow into the necessity of proving the...
by C Michael Patton
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